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Baby Virgina Wischee sleeps in a hammock-style cradle slung over her parents' bed in this Tent City shack near Moosonee
Baby Virgina Wischee sleeps in a hammock-style cradle slung over her parents' bed in this Tent City shack near Moosonee

Baby Virgina Wischee sleeps in a hammock-style cradle slung over her parents' bed in this Tent City shack near Moosonee

Date12/26/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Baby Virgina Wischee sleeps in a hammock-style cradle slung over her parents' bed in this Tent City shack near Moosonee
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106797F
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